AAMC is delighted to announce that we will be hosting a session at the next CAA Conference, February 11, 2015, 12:30pm, Hilton Hotel, NYC. AAMC members are encouraged to submit proposals for consideration to serve as panelists for "Exploring New Models of Curatorial Scholarship", chaired by AAMC President, Emily Ballew Neff, Wylodean & Bill Saxon Director & Chief Curator, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, University of Oklahoma. https://artcurators.site-ym.com/?CAA2015Call

The myth of the lone genius breaking new ground resonates in the art world not only around the artist but also in the realm of curatorial practice. In fact, curators, like artists, have long enjoyed collaborative relationships with others who help facilitate their work or who are active partners in it, such as other curators, conservators, academics, educators, collectors, designers and gallerists. Today, a new generation of curators, the so-called digital natives, are bringing new practices of scholarship to the field. Art historical research using new technologies, such as mapping techniques and data mining, offer rich possibilities for modeling current curatorial scholarship (Jules Prown’s use of the IBM punch card to mine data about Copley’s colonial American sitters in the 1950s stands out as a pioneering early example). The session panelists will examine old and new approaches to curatorial scholarship, including but not limited to the use of newer technologies and scientific methods, and the potential impact of these practices on the very nature and purpose of the art museum.

Call for PanelistsAAMC members are encouraged to submit proposals for consideration to serve as panelists for the 2015 CAA session sponsored by the AAMC. The session, titled "Exploring New Models of Curatorial Scholarship" will by chaired be AAMC President, Emily Ballew Neff, Wylodean and Bill Saxon Director and Chief Curator, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, University of Oklahoma. We are eager to present a range of opinions on the subject.

Potential panelists should be prepared to present for no more than fifteen minutes. The session, which has averaged 75 - 100 attendees in the past, will be a mixed audience of curators, academics, students, and other arts professions. The session does not require CAA membership status to participate or to attend.